Sir Christopher Hatton Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 12 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
North Northamptonshire
Unique reference
137912
Address
The Pyghtle, NN8 4RP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1475 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
50.8%
Girls
49.2%
First language not English
23.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
16.5%
Persistent absence
23.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
3.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 44.3%
Other White 17.2%
African 8.9%
Mixed 8.2%
Indian 6.2%
Bangladeshi 4.2%
Other Black 3.1%
Other Asian 2.6%
Caribbean 2.4%
Pakistani 1.7%
Other 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.59
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.04
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 61%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 55%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 52.7
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.82
Local authority average 3.9
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignTechnical Award10
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award12
Sports StudiesTechnical Award40
Art & DesignGCSE39
BiologyGCSE58
ChemistryGCSE58
ChineseGCSE2
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE51
Design & TechnologyGCSE40
English LanguageGCSE257
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Sir Christopher Hatton Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
264
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
325
2nd preference
150
3rd preference
53
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
251
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
254
120
134
Year 8
252
128
124
Year 9
250
141
109
Year 10
247
122
125
Year 11
265
136
129
Year 12
105
53
52
Year 13
102
49
53
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
91.0%
84.0%
85.6%
Further education
38.0%
40.5%
35.4%
School sixth form
52.0%
42.9%
36.6%
Sixth form college
SP
0.2%
13.0%
Other education destinations
SP
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
4.8%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
3.6%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
6.6%
5.9%
Destination unknown
SP
1.0%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
86.0%
72.5%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
36.0%
26.0%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
1.3%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
2.6%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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